Genetic and Genomic Tools to Asssist Sugar Beet Improvement: The Value of the Crop Wild Relatives
Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris) is one of the most important European crops for both food and sugar production. Crop improvement has been developed to enhance productivity, sugar content or other breeder's desirable traits. The introgression of traits from Crop Wild Relatives (CWR)...
Main Authors: | Filipa Monteiro, Lothar Frese, Sílvia Castro, Maria C. Duarte, Octávio S. Paulo, João Loureiro, Maria M. Romeiras |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00074/full |
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